Views from the tower...

Ever wonder what the view was like from one of the hotel towers?

Here is a postcard image from when the hotel was "new". I'd have to guess the late 1880's or so...

In the upper left view shows a corner of the "ell" of the hotel, which doubled capacity and was constructed a year after the hotel opened in 1887. Also shows the property to the rear of the hotel where the condos, rec center and pond now are. The bottom left view shows the area where the railroad station stood. (Now Lafayette Dinner Train and newly built railroad station)

The top right view shows the view towards Lincoln and bottom right view shows the village of North Woodstock.